Ahmed Kathrada still under close observation in hospital
The 87-year-old struggle veteran was admitted to hospital in Johannesburg more than a week ago, where doctors found a blood clot in his brain
Struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada is still in hospital under "tight observation" following brain surgery recently. The 87-year-old was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital just more than a week ago after showing signs of dehydration, when doctors found a blood clot in his brain. On Monday afternoon, Ahmed Kathrada Foundation director Neeshan Balton confirmed that Kathrada was no longer in the intensive care unit (ICU)‚ but that there had been post-surgery problems. "He is still expected to be in hospital for a minimum of a week‚ maybe more‚" Balton said. "There has been some post-operation issues like a touch of pneumonia that he picked up that he was treated for, but is being kept under very tight observation for‚" he said. Balton confirmed Kathrada’s condition has been stable‚ but that he was very weak. "It was put to me as very weak and very delicate. The kind of surgery he went for‚ the results can be very unpredictable. But so far doctors are very happy with his progress‚ and we a...
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